What's new about Fest Anča, ArtFilm, Kvantum and Pohoda festivals in 2025? Teams, headliners, topics. Culture tips also about the final concerts of 2024/25 season in the Slovak Philharmonic.

Discussing life in Bratislava with two Irish men who found their new home in Slovakia.

A re-run of some of the interviews published before prepared by our colleague Kamila Galjuš.

Ben Pascoe attends the V4 Buisness Conference organized by the Council of Slovak Exporters. He talks with organizers and learns about the MH2 concept car. He also brings you excerpts of speeches by Slovak and Hungarian Foreign Minister and the European Trade Commissioner.

Slovakia’s biggest theatre festival Dotyky a spojenia celebrates its 20th edition this June, running from the 16th to the 21st in the city of Martin. Since its founding, the festival has become a vital platform for showcasing the diversity and innovation of Slovak theatre — from established national institutions to independent companies and emerging artists. Find out more in the interview with Róbert Mankovecký, composer, dramaturge, artistic director of Slovenské komorné divadlo in Martin, and one of the festival’s founding members. The new episode of Slovak Sound Check is designed to ease the early struggles of learning Slovak.…

We take a look back at the week's headlines and some of our best stories from the past week.

Masked officials, accompanied by the Culture Ministry’s Chief-of-Staff, removed a bust of Cecilia Gonzaga from the Spiš Museum, prompting legal concerns from opposition MPs. Art historian Marta Herucová links the work to Donatello. The Days of Early Music festival opened with a performance by the acclaimed Sollazzo Ensemble. Founder Anna Danilevskaia spoke about the rare Leuven Chansonnier pieces featured in the Bratislava concert. This week’s cultural highlights include visual art exhibitions in Bratislava and Trnava, along with festivals taking place across Slovakia.…

In the programming, we will revisit an interview with Tomáš Eštok in which we’ll explore Spare Parts Theatre, an independent theatre group bringing English-language plays to audiences in Slovakia. Then you are going to hear the second episode of RSI series Window to the World – this time we will visit Slovak town of Michalovce and Spanish town Vila-Real. And finally, we will take a look at who Vávro Šrobár was and why he is important for Slovakia.…

In this episode of Slovakia Today, we take you to the heart of Trenčín—a city with a mighty hockey legacy and a school that's been nurturing future stars for generations. As Slovakia marks 60 years of student and sports education at one of its most storied institutions, we explore how this small city has produced some of the country’s biggest hockey names. But with Slovakia finishing 12th at the 2025 IIHF World Championship and fewer players reaching the NHL, the question arises: what’s changed, and where is Slovak hockey headed? We speak with local legends like Stanley Cup champion Marián Gáborík, a headmaster who believes in the power of sports-integrated education, and a veteran coach guiding today’s youth through new challenges. Along the way, we hear from young players navigating the demands of school, training, and rising costs. This report digs into what it takes to build elite talent in modern Slovakia—and whether the next generation has what it takes to bring the country back to the top of the hockey world.…

Bratislava recently hosted the 4th international hobby horsing competition. Ben Pascoe attended and talked with organizers, participants and parents about this fast growing new sport.

Currently, 1,648 people in Slovakia are living with HIV. In 2024 alone, 63 new cases have been diagnosed. While proper treatment can ensure the virus poses no risk to others, including partners, societal stigma remains strong. Many people, including medical professionals, still lack sufficient knowledge about what it truly means to be HIV positive. Find out more in the interview with HIV/AIDS Slovensko director Ján Koller and deputy director Miroslav Krajčoviech. Another epiode of Slovak Sound Check is waiting for you, too.…

A look back at the week's headlines and some of our reports.

The Bratislava Declaration was adopted last week in the Slovak capital, calling on the European Union to draft a European Act on Artistic Freedom—a legal framework designed to protect freedom of expression, creative independence, and the autonomy of cultural institutions across member states. The Days of Early Music festival kicks off in Bratislava on June 6 with a special concert by the Sollazzo ensemble, featuring a selection from one of the rarest late Gothic manuscripts—the Leuven Chansonnier. Culture tips this week include, e.g., a public reading of Irena Brežná’s The Thankless Foreigner at SSEES in London.…

In today’s episode, we begin with Andrea Froncová from the BROZ conservation association, who highlights the crucial role of wetlands in protecting biodiversity. Later in the show, we look at the life and legacy of Prof. Jozef Čabelka, a pioneering Slovak micrometallurgist and welding expert.

A re-run of two previously published interviews with the producer Ada Solomon who visited Slovakia during the 2025 FEBIO Fest in Bratislava and the frontman Ady Hnát from the metal-core band Etterna based in Prešov, eastern Slovakia, who has won the 2024 RadioeHead Awards in the "Hard and Heavy" category.…